Resident says drug squad mistook tomatoes on his balcony for cannabis.

Adrian Pattenden said at least eight officers arrived at his flat in King Charles Road last Wednesday lunchtime and broke down the door with a battering ram, without giving any prior warning.

Mr Pattenden, 35 admits to having smoked cannabis in the past but said the raid was too heavy-handed for a single drug user.

"I think they saw my tomato plants on my balcony the day before when they were investigating a burglary downstairs, and thought I was growing cannabis."

Kingston Police deny the tomatoes were the reason for the raid, saying they received intelligence that drugs were in the flat.

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